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Niagara County District Attorney Brian D. Seaman announced on Monday, December 22nd, an indictment was in Niagara County Court charging Richard J. Fox with one count of Murder in the Second Degree. Fox is charged with Murdering 32 year old Crystal Curthoys, formerly of Lockport, in January 2023, in Niagara Falls. Niagara Falls Police opened an investigation into Fox after he was charged with two murders in Erie County. The investigation led to the discovery this past March of

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 8:45pm after reports of a domestic disturbance involving threats of physical injury to a child on the 400 block of 10th Street in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller - a woman - called twice. During the first call, she told police that her boyfriend was not welcome in the home and refused to leave. When she told him to do so, he allegedly threatened to shoot her child. The suspect is a white male named Chris Eoyrk.

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received around 6:30pm on December 17th after reports of breaking and entering on 20th Street in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller said that a male (named in the audio) broke into his ex-girlfriend's home. Upon entering, he threatened to kill people inside, including his ex-girlfriend, with a knife. According to sources, the male was reportedly heartbroken over the breakup. Police responded to the scene. It is unknown if the male was a

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 11am on December 16th after reports of an assault on the 1500 block of Pine Avenue in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller - a third party neighbor - stated that a neighbor is beating his elderly father. He could hear the noises made by the son as he hit his father in addition to the sounds made by the elderly male as he was being assaulted. At the time of the call, the beating was actively taking place. Police resp

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 6pm on December 16th of menacing with a weapon at the Fashion Outlet Mall in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller said that a male was making general threats to a Spencer's worker. The male was descrbed as a white male. He was highly agitated. Security had eyes on the male. He was last seen at Auntie Anne's. It is unknown if he had bought a pretzel. It was then reported that the male had brandished a firearm during

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 5:15pm on December 13th after reports of a possible medical emergency on Pierce Avenue in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller said that a male was lying face down in the snow. There was also a mention that the incident was the result of a possible overdose. No update was given of the update of the male's condition. However, it was noted that the male was not moving. Police responded to the scene. It is unknown if t

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 9:15pm on December 10th after reports of an assault with a weapon that occurred at Hotel Cambria in Downtown Niagara Falls. The 911 caller stated that the male suspect was inside of the hotel. He came at her with brass knuckles and dropped his newborn baby on the ground. The suspect also has a knife. Police responded to the scene. It is unknown if the male was arrested. Unknown severity of injuries to the new

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 9pm on December 10th after reports of a shooting near Pine Avenue in Niagara Falls with injuries. The 911 caller stated that her daughter was shot and named the suspect. Police and medical responded to the scene. responded to the scene. It is unknown if the suspect was arrested. No further information is available at this time. These are merely allegations and should not be taken as fact. LISTEN TO FULL AUDIO

A tense standoff on 10th Street ended on Wednesday night with Niagara Falls Police taking a 29-year-old man into custody after reports that gunfire had been directed toward another person inside a home. Officers were first called to a residence on the 400 block of 10th Street at about 8:45pm for a complaint involving an unwanted individual. The situation escalated when dispatchers were told that a man had fired a .22-caliber firearm through a door. According to police, the sh

New York State Police reported an arrest for driving while intoxicated that occurred on Thursday, December 11th, in Lewiston involving a Niagara Falls School teacher. Victoria Waugaman, 28-years-old, was arrested around 11pm after colliding with an unoccupied vehicle on Center Street. The impact caused significant damage to the vehicle. It is unknown if Waugaman sustained any injuries in the accident. Arrest information released by the New York State Police Waugaman reportedl

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 9:30pm on December 11th after reports of menacing with a weapon on West Avenue in the City of Buffalo. The 911 caller and victim stated that a male in the bedroom is trying to kill her by looking at her, saying that there is a gun and knife. Dispatch noted that there are constant mental health calls from this address. Police responded to the scene. No further information is available at this time. These are m

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 3pm on December 8th after reports of an assault with a weapon on North Avenue in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller - the girl's father - said that his 18-year-old daughter was threatening him with a knife. She had, in fact, cut him at least once. The severity of his cuts are unknown. Police responded to the scene. It is unknown if the daughter was arrested. No further information is available at this time. These

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 12:30am on December 9th after reports of menacing with a weapon on Crowley Avenue in the City of Buffalo. The 911 caller said that a sister's boyfriend just pulled a shotgun on her. Afterward, he was laying on the couch with the shotgun on his chest. Additional information continued to come in. The caller then stated that the male is highly intoxicated and had just dragged the female down the stairs by her ha

A man awaiting trial for killing his girlfriend and their newborn son was found dead Wednesday night inside the Erie County Correctional Facility, ending the criminal case before it could reach a jury. According to the Erie County Sheriff’s Office, 30-year-old Kidane Haile was discovered unresponsive in the shower area of the Alden facility shortly before 9pm. Officials said he was housed in a part of the jail where inmates could move about without constant supervision. One p

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 12:30am on December 10th after reports of a mental health emergency in Niagara Falls. The 911 caller said that her soon-to-be ex-husband was posting on social media that he wanted to harm himself and jump off a "tall bridge." The male's location was not disclosed on the call. No further information is available at this time. These are merely allegations and should not be taken as fact. LISTEN TO FULL AUDIO HE

Niagara County District Attorney Brian Seaman announced Friday that Darrion A. Cotton, 59, of Niagara Falls, pleaded guilty to assault in the 1st degree for attacking a gas station cashier with a hammer during a January robbery. Prosecutors said Cotton admitted in court to striking the cashier in the head - causing serious injuries - during the January 19th, 2024 incident in Niagara Falls. Cotton now faces a prison term ranging from 14 to 20 years when he appears for sentenci

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 6:10pm on December 9th after reports of a neighbor dispute on the 400 block of 22nd Street in Niagara Falls involving weapons. The 911 caller stated that neighbors were arguing on the front porch over an Amazon package. Both of the individuals pulled guns and acquired a target on the other person. Each of the men threatened to shoot the other over the package. Police responded to the scene. It is unknown if e

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 4:40pm on December 8th after reports of a domestic incident on Vermont Street in the City of Buffalo involving injuries. The 911 caller initially stated that a male was punching a female. The caller then told dispatch that the female was unconscious and he was dragging her lifeless body toward the street corner. The suspect was described as a black male with dreads. Police responded to the scene. It is unknow

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received a call around 12pm on December 8th after reports of a sexual assault that occurred at a public school in the City of Buffalo. The 911 caller stated that her autistic son has been repeatedly sexually assaulted at school, located in the City of Buffalo. The two closest elementary schools are   Grabiarz Campus School 79 (PFC. William J. Grabiarz School of Excellence) and West Hertel Elementary School (PS 94). It is unknown wh

LISTEN TO POLICE AUDIO BELOW Law enforcement received multiple calls around 9:40pm on December 8th of shots fired in the area of 9th and Niagara Street in Downtown Niagara Falls. Multiple 911 callers reported hearing several shots (3 or more) in the area. Police then received reports from two separate individuals who said they were being shot at. Officers were given a description of at least one suspect who is believed to have fled on foot. It was not relayed over police audi